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When Omaha Police Chief Seavey picked him up in Kansas City, Neal had been arrested for horse stealing there. The body of Dorothy Jones was found under one of the piles. Edwin Davis was a livery man who bought stock from Neal, too. The horses were left at Davis’ barn.Ĭapturing the Murderer This is the Pinney Farm barn and hay piles. William Dally and Company paid Neal $52.50 for the 10 cows they bought.

On February 5, 1890, Brainard, Manley and Carpenter paid Ed Neal $60 for 10 cows. Mott was hired by Neal to help drive a herd of cattle to the South Omaha stockyards. Ed Neal showed up at Carpenter’s barn and offered to sell him several horses for $10 apiece, but Carpenter thought the deal was fishy so he didn’t buy them. Theodore Mott was the foreman of Carpenter’s barn. Carpenter was a livery stable keeper nearby. Root’s son Charlie regularly saw the Jones on their farm, but hadn’t seen them for a few days, which led to the gruesome discovery of their murders. Samuel Root was a neighboring farmer to Pinney Farm, where Mr. The Jones were his parents-in-law, and moved to the farm from Irvington. Cadwalader, and he let the Jones to live at the farm. Pinney was a physician in Council Bluffs, and owned the farm. This is the Pinney Farm barn where the body of Allen Jones was found.ĭr. There was no way to confirm that though.Īccording to the Morning World-Herald, letters between Neal and Jo Clarke examined after his death showed that he had come to Omaha from Jackson County, Missouri. Joseph called Rose Thorton. Turns out, Neal might’ve been born with an entirely different name in a totally different place. Stories after his death, the newspaper said Neal was the son of a prostitute from St. He might’ve been related to a woman called Jo Clarke. He had several aliases, including Ed Neil, Thomas D. Born in Rochester, New York, the places he admitted to living in included California, Colorado and Kansas City, Kansas, before getting sent to prison.

When he was arrested, he had on sharp pants and black shoes, a black derby hat with a fancy coat and a silk scarf on top of his standing collar. Neal was.Įarly reports said Ed Neal was a 24 year old male with high cheek bones who wore neatly cropped hair. We might never know exactly who the killer Edward D. This is Ed Neal, a suspected murderer, when he was arrested in 1890.